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Security guard charged in bizarre Water Works Park shooting

A security guard is facing charges after police say he shot at a car at Water Works Park in a bizarre incident reported in May.

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Updated: 11:45 AM CDT Jul 3, 2017

Security guard charged in bizarre Water Works Park shooting

A security guard is facing charges after police say he shot at a car at Water Works Park in a bizarre incident reported in May.

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Updated: 11:45 AM CDT Jul 3, 2017

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WEBVTT THAT'S RIGHT.TOM CONLEY WITH CONLEY SECURITY,SAYS THE SHOOTING WAS TOTALLYUNJUSTIFIED.>> IT'S SO FAR OUTSIDE OF ANYREALM OF COMMON SENSE THAT IT'SLITERALLY A SHOCK TO YOURSYSTEMLAURA: -- MARIA: POLICE SAY50-YEAR-OLD SCOTT RICHARDSON WASLEAVING WATER WORKS PARK AROUND1:00 A.M., WHEN A CAR WITHFLASHING AMBER-COLORED LIGHTSPULLED IN BEHIND.RICHARDSON SAID HE ASSUMEDSECURITY WAS JUST MAKING SURE HEWAS LEAVING THE PARK SINCE ITWAS AFTER HOURS.>> YOU ARE UNDER NO OBLIGATIONTO PULL OVER FOR AMBER LIGHTS.MARIA: WHEN RICHARDSON DIDN'TSTOP, THE SECURITY GUARDS WENTAROUND HIM AND PARKED, BLOCKINGAND WHEN RICHARDSON STILL DIDNOT STOP, MCGRATH FIRED THREESHOTS INTO HIS RADIATOR.>> WHEN THE INDIVIDUAL DIDN'TSTOP, WHAT THEY SHOULD HAVE DONEIS RECOGNIZE AT THAT VERY POINTIT BECAME A POLICE PROBLEM AND, NO LONGER A SECURITY PROBLEM.NOT ONLY DID THEY ESCALATE THESITUATION BY PASSING THEINDIVIDUAL, THEY DIDN'T GIVEPAUSE AND GIVE THE INDIVIDUAL ACHANCE TO EVEN OBEY COMMANDS.MARIA: CONLEY SAYS ON-POINTSECURITY, THE AGENCY HIRED BYWATER WORKS, HAS NO TYPE OFFORMAL TRAINING FOR THEIRSECURITY GUARDS, UNLIKE HIS TEAM.>> OUR SECURITY OFFICERS, THEYARE TRAINED AT A POLICE ACADEMYBY A CERTIFIED POLICE DIRECTORTO STATE LAW ENFORCEMENTSTANDARDS.MARIA: THIS TYPE OF BASICTRAINING IS SOMETHING CONLEYSAYS THE STATE SHOULD REQUIREFOR PRIVATE SECURITY.>> BASIC TRAINING ON THE LAW,FIRST AID, CPR, THOSE BASIC

Security guard charged in bizarre Water Works Park shooting

A security guard is facing charges after police say he shot at a car at Water Works Park in a bizarre incident reported in May.

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DES MOINES, Iowa —

A security guard is facing charges after police say he shot at a car at Water Works Park in a bizarre incident reported in May.

Police say Scott Richardson, 50, was leaving Water Works Park around 1 a.m. when a car with flashing amber-colored lights pulled in behind.

In the police report Richardson, stated he saw the amber lights behind him and assumed it was security making sure he was leaving the park.

Des Moines Police say he had no obligation to pull over for the security guards. The report says the security guards just wanted to tell the Richardson that the park was closed and that he could have been towed.

When Richardson didn't stop, the security guards went around him and parked, blocking off the exit.

The police report shows when Richardson still did not stop, McGrath fired three shots into his radiator.

The security guards made Richardson exit his car, they put him in handcuffs and called the police.